‘Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flags’ could be the next AC title, out this year

Just a while ago, Ubisoft announced that we’ll be getting a new Assassin’s Creed title in the next fiscal year. That’ll come out anywhere from October this year to September of 2014 but it might be sooner than you think.

I had no issues with Connor, granted he was little of a pussy but still... he wasn't that bad to not let him reappear.

AC3 was a great game, had many technical issues, but the game itself was pretty amazing. Especially the sea battles, it was the first time in a while i got awed by what they achieved with the ships and water physics. I found myself going back to the ship missions over and over again.

Turn of the 19th Century; Themes such as American Exceptionalism & the breakup of Imperialistic Europe, with cities such as art-deco Paris, industrial Liverpool & tsarist Moscow. Mixed with pre-WW1 steampunk-esque weapons & gadgets.

I actually enjoyed AC3 over the past ones. To me the setting was more exciting, there was much to do beside the main story (Naval, Homestead, mini-games, side missions, crafting (enabling you to fire four times)), the way the story were told and the scenery was way more detailed. Connor never bothered me either, and I had minimal bugs. Desmond's ending was total crap though.

I guess the love I had for AC3 made me blind to its mistakes.

I'm guessing the next AC will be about the french revolution as it was inspired by the american revolution. If the main character is Connor again I hope he evolves and is not as ignorant as he were in AC3.

I see us getting an AC game this year but it won't be AC4. Connor going come back one more time i think before AC4. Him and avalein perhapes together for this next one. I enjoyed AC3 as well in fact it's my favorite.

Im with you Mykky, I loved AC3. I thought Connor was a great character. I loved the way that he strived for peace and non-violent resolutions, but in the end he would kill to protect his tribe and his land. Ya gotta respect that.

Also agree that the graphics and storytelling were also fantastic... and yes, I thought Desmonds story was shite as well

@kaoz i completely agree, while the game was pretty disappointing what was pulling me through was the thought of the ending. the entire time i thought to myself "this is going to be so great, finally the trilogy ends, cant wait till i finally get there!"(note: unlike many others, my favorite part about AC was the modern day part, even if dismond was kind of a wimp). after that ending it was clear to me that ubi doesnt give two shits about the story. i understand that they wanted to continue the AC series but they still could've done that by neatly finishing up the modern day aspect(the part that the majority dont even like) and continuing the series w/ the animus(like Liberations)

long story short, I'm done with AC. Like Altier & Ezio say, "I've seen enough for one life."

Besides I hope it's not with Connor and the American Revolution. Connor sucked completely

Oh and if it IS pirate themed which i have to admit "Black Flags" does sound it then that means a lot of naval battles on the seas....I must be the only one who hated the naval battle missions. They were cool at first but felt like a chore

Black Flags might refer to Anarchism, you could see how that plotline might work, Anarchists were at their most active in the 19th and early 20th century and they did their share of political assassinations.

E32013 well "surprisingly" get another assassians creed,you know I used to be a huge fan but once ubisoft started milking ac and neglecting pop and bg&e, I just could care less for the series anymore,heck I had to force myself to beat the last game.

Thats a dumb reason to disagree, my main point was that ac is milked to death and the games are getting boring,besides I could care less if you dont like pop or bg&e,but you do know that you would not have assassians creed had it not been for prince of Persia.

They are being milked, but developers have their "rotation" of games that have to meet a release in a given period.

The only thing I see Activision rotating is the COD series. While EA rotates Deadspace, Medal Of Honor (out of rotation) Battlefield coming (next year) ME4 ( maybe fall of 2014)Dragon Age (Spring of next year.

Next gen is upon us and new Ips are being made from EA a Ubisoft and hopefully Activision.

I was disappointed with AC3 and yet have to complete it despite receiving it as a Christmas gift. AC3 require too much aimless running and that is boring, also, Connor is ridiculously boring. But yeah, this will be the first one I've missed. The series has been run into the ground with yearly releases.

At the end of AC3, you start chasing Charles Lee on a ship. They put too much pressure on the fragile wooden board with their weight when they run on it hastily, Connor eventually falls off the ship as it breaks down, and terriblly hurts one of his legs, becoming disabled permenantly. In the cutscenes of the epilogue sequence which takes 6 months after the last mission, you'll notice that he's still limping. Hence, he's done with what he does.

ENOUGH WITH THE AC TITLES, UBISOFT! Give it a rest for a while, and come back when you have a really polished title to show us. Almost everyone agrees that the games have some noticable flaws anyway, so you have your work cut out for you.

Black Flags? Let it be based on being a pirate! I loved the ship parts of AC3... would love to see something really focused on the pirate life. It's been far too long since we had a good pirate game.... ARRRRRRHHH MATEY!

I would think, though, that there would still be a 'base of operations' Something like the 'Frontier,' along with all the trading elements. I would also expect there to be cites and towns, just like the other games. Which would still be open to all the parkour elements of the game.

So what happened to ubisoft talking about the "#" episodes of the game mean BIG change. I actually really enjoyed ACIII i have loved all of them & spent a hell of a lot of time just look at my avatar i love them but i need more info. Having said that thouhg i will play it!

The pacing and story of AC3 was a mess imo and the ending felt like a slap in the face. I was hoping for closure not another cliffhanger(Felt like one to me) like all the games before had, but then again maybe I just had high expectations.

Thats the problem with releasing so many AC games in such a short amount of time.

Before AC3 came out, the gameplay was getting stale and boring as it was pretty much the same across the first 4 games. Being in the same sort of location all the time among the games didn't help either.

AC3, at least for a while was a little fresh helped by the totally different era/location, but then that same old gameplay reared its head and thats when I ended up putting the game down.

I am honestly getting tired of the same old gameplay to be honest. If the games were released 2 years apart, the gameplay wouldn't have felt as stale as it does now.

different teams doing different AC games AC3 was in development for a while not just one year and brotherhood and revelations was based off novels...i have an ac book about connors father before coming to america

I'd like less Desmond/present day stuff and more past. Playing Assassins Creed on Vita now and to not have that has been a nice break. Enjoyed AC3 but I feel like what has been great in the past, Ubisoft totally changes it. Then brings in new stuff that ruins it A.K.A. the defense game. I liked the Sea battles but didn't like the assassin recruitment this time as much as other AC titles. In AC Liberation on VITA, I just got the whip and am having some fun with it.

Good grief, Another AC already? UbiSoft is beginning to look more & more Call of duty'ish, & I don't think I like it. I enjoyed & finish 1 & 2, finished Brotherhood, skipped Revelations, & now lingering with 3. I kind of 'fell off' of AC after Brotherhood, I felt like I've done all that the franchise can deliver.